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That voice you've been hearing on the monorails at Walt Disney World has changed. Disney recently made the subtle change to a new narrator aboard the monorail system, shifting from Orlando-area veteran voice actor Joe Hursh. Hursh's voice has been heard by millions of visitors to Walt Disney World every year since 2004. He had been the one who said, "Welcome aboard the Walt Disney World express monorail, your highway in the sky to the Magic Kingdom." Hursh still does voice work for Disney and other companies like Party City and AAA plus runs a paper-shredding company, Shredder Experts, in Altamonte Springs. "I've been in the business for about 25...

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That voice you've been hearing on the monorails at Walt Disney World has changed.
Disney recently made the subtle change to a new narrator aboard the monorail system, shifting from Orlando-area veteran voice actor Joe Hursh.
Hursh's voice has been heard...

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